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Political Corruption Index in Chad

Chad: Political Corruption Index was 0.952 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.952
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.965
in 2013
All-time low
0.274
in 1920
Years of data
106
1920–2025

Political Corruption Index in Chad, 1920–2025

0.20.40.60.81192019722025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political corruption index in Chad stood at 0.952.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Chad peaked at 0.965 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.274, in 1920.

That places Chad 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 106 years of available data.

Political Corruption Index in Chad, year by year

Year Value Change
1920 0.274 —
1921 0.274 +0.0%
1922 0.274 +0.0%
1923 0.274 +0.0%
1924 0.274 +0.0%
1925 0.274 +0.0%
1926 0.274 +0.0%
1927 0.274 +0.0%
1928 0.274 +0.0%
1929 0.274 +0.0%
1930 0.274 +0.0%
1931 0.274 +0.0%
1932 0.274 +0.0%
1933 0.274 +0.0%
1934 0.274 +0.0%
1935 0.274 +0.0%
1936 0.274 +0.0%
1937 0.274 +0.0%
1938 0.274 +0.0%
1939 0.274 +0.0%
1940 0.274 +0.0%
1941 0.274 +0.0%
1942 0.274 +0.0%
1943 0.274 +0.0%
1944 0.274 +0.0%
1945 0.274 +0.0%
1946 0.274 +0.0%
1947 0.325 +18.6%
1948 0.325 +0.0%
1949 0.325 +0.0%
1950 0.325 +0.0%
1951 0.325 +0.0%
1952 0.325 +0.0%
1953 0.325 +0.0%
1954 0.325 +0.0%
1955 0.325 +0.0%
1956 0.325 +0.0%
1957 0.325 +0.0%
1958 0.325 +0.0%
1959 0.331 +1.8%
1960 0.533 +61.0%
1961 0.533 +0.0%
1962 0.533 +0.0%
1963 0.533 +0.0%
1964 0.533 +0.0%
1965 0.533 +0.0%
1966 0.533 +0.0%
1967 0.533 +0.0%
1968 0.533 +0.0%
1969 0.533 +0.0%
1970 0.533 +0.0%
1971 0.533 +0.0%
1972 0.533 +0.0%
1973 0.533 +0.0%
1974 0.533 +0.0%
1975 0.58 +8.8%
1976 0.597 +2.9%
1977 0.597 +0.0%
1978 0.597 +0.0%
1979 0.597 +0.0%
1980 0.654 +9.5%
1981 0.654 +0.0%
1982 0.656 +0.3%
1983 0.701 +6.9%
1984 0.701 +0.0%
1985 0.701 +0.0%
1986 0.701 +0.0%
1987 0.701 +0.0%
1988 0.701 +0.0%
1989 0.725 +3.4%
1990 0.76 +4.8%
1991 0.959 +26.2%
1992 0.959 +0.0%
1993 0.959 +0.0%
1994 0.955 -0.4%
1995 0.955 +0.0%
1996 0.957 +0.2%
1997 0.957 +0.0%
1998 0.957 +0.0%
1999 0.957 +0.0%
2000 0.957 +0.0%
2001 0.957 +0.0%
2002 0.957 +0.0%
2003 0.957 +0.0%
2004 0.957 +0.0%
2005 0.957 +0.0%
2006 0.959 +0.2%
2007 0.959 +0.0%
2008 0.959 +0.0%
2009 0.959 +0.0%
2010 0.959 +0.0%
2011 0.959 +0.0%
2012 0.959 +0.0%
2013 0.965 +0.6%
2014 0.965 +0.0%
2015 0.965 +0.0%
2016 0.965 +0.0%
2017 0.94 -2.6%
2018 0.938 -0.2%
2019 0.938 +0.0%
2020 0.938 +0.0%
2021 0.95 +1.3%
2022 0.957 +0.7%
2023 0.952 -0.5%
2024 0.952 +0.0%
2025 0.952 +0.0%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 0.952 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.752, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 0.952 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6615, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.274 0.274 0.274 10
1930s 0.274 0.274 0.274 10
1940s 0.2893 0.274 0.325 10
1950s 0.3256 0.325 0.331 10
1960s 0.533 0.533 0.533 10
1970s 0.5633 0.533 0.597 10
1980s 0.6895 0.654 0.725 10
1990s 0.9375 0.76 0.959 10
2000s 0.9578 0.957 0.959 10
2010s 0.9553 0.938 0.965 10
2020s 0.9502 0.938 0.957 6

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 1 Venezuela 0.968 compare
  2. 3 Nicaragua 0.942 compare
  3. 4 Cameroon 0.939 compare
  4. 5 Cambodia 0.904 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Chad?
Political corruption index in Chad was 0.952 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 0.965 in 2013.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0.274 in 1920.
How does Chad rank for political corruption index?
Chad ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.